I The Largest Paid-Up ' Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Randolph County MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE Randolph County’s Only Daily Newspaper “Over 10,000 P-sople Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina” ■ VOLUME LXI ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT- 30, 1937 NUMBER 117 Justice Black on Nation Wide Radio Hook-Up Tomorrow; Will Discuss K. K. K. Allegations Fate Places “Charlie Ross” In Kidnap Headlines Again Hickory Vets ' Annual Camp 30th Division Men End Two Day Convention; 1,000 Attended. Greenville, S. C., Sept. 30.—<./P>— The boys of the Old Hickory divis ion, showing few of the effects of the 20 years since they were train ed at Camp Sevier here for Wor’d War service, assembled in Green ville yesterday for their annual two-day convention. One thousand of them, took over the city and made merry through out the day and night. Highlights of the opening day’s progfam were a parade this afternoon, motion pictures of their war service a pro gram of entertainment and speak ing, and a dance tonight. Congressman Jere Cooper of Tennessee made the principal ad dress tonight. Others on the pro gram were Bascomb Jones of Nashville, Tenn., Judge C. C. Wyche of Spartanburg and Adju tant General ,J. Van B. Metts of North Carolina. The convention of the 30th divis ion association will end today with the election of officers, an outdoor party at the site of Camp Sevier, and a boxing card. Old Belt Marts Will Open Today Fourth Group of North Caro lina Tobacco Markets Open. Winston-Salem, Sept. 30.—. return. His fate remains a mystery, although several men have claimed to be the missing child, -.vho would now be 67 years of age. Latest victim of kidnap ers is a second Charles Ross, left, 72-year-old Chicago manufacturer, who was forced from his car on a highway near Chicago. Patriotic Sons Urge Nazi Probe KftUoiwL. Organization—At Durham Calls Attention To Jersey Camps. Durham, Sept. 30.—<.T)—Imme diate investigation by the Federal government of Nazi and Fascist as tivities in the United States was demanded yesterday by the nation al convention here of the Patriotic Order A Sons of America at the final session of a three-day meet ing. The delegates adopted a resolu tion calling for a nation-wide in vestigation but directed attention particularly to Nazi camps in New Jersey snd Pennsylvania. Hugh Mitcheil, national president, re ported. Orphanage Favored The convention approved estab lishment of an orphanage and home for aged members of the order, es timated ultimately to cost $700,000. There also would be an endowment of $1,300,000 for operation and maintenance of the institution, un der present plans. The organization’s unit in New Jersey was readmitted to the na tional camp. New Jersey withdrew about six years ago. The conven tion approved expenditure of funds for salaries of organizers. The “education” of the public into the aims, purposes and activities of the P. O. S. of A. through “properly guided” publicity was approved. Announcement was made of the offer of $25,000 by an unnamed source us the nucleus of a fund to aid in spreading American prin ciples throughout the nation. The convention accepted it. Bugg Appointed To State Office Governor Hoey Fills Post Left Vacant Through Death Of Rawley. Raleigh, Sept. 30.—CW—Gover nor Hoey announced yesterday the appointment of Everett I. Bugg of Durham to the board of conserva tion and development to succeed J. p. Rawley of High Point, who died Monday. \ A prominent businessman, hotel operator, and sportsman, Bugg is a past president of the Southern Ho tel association and a member of the executive committee of the • American Hotel association. Governor Hoey said that the hotel business has been unrepresented on ; the conservation board and that i Bugg’s experience was expected to ' be of much help in the State s cur rent advertising program. I Rawley, who was publisher of the I High Point Enterprise, was serving his second term on the board. New Justice Will Speak Over NBC Talk Will Originate In Wash ington; Possibly From Court Office. 9:30 Until 10 P. M. Believed Speech Will Center On Reported KKK Membership. Washington, Sept. 30.—<.P)— Kenneth H. Barkley, general man ager of the National Broadcasting system today said that Justice Hu go L. Biack would speak from Washington over the nation wide facilities of NBC Friday night from 9:30 until 10 o’clock. EDT. The announcement of Black’s plan was made to reporters in the office of the broadcasting company after Berkley had talked with Clif ford Durr and RFC attorney and brother-in-law of Mrs. Black. While the subject of the speech was not announced, broadcast offi cials said they assumed it would be in the allegations that Black hall been anu still is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The place from which the justice will speak had not been decided. Berkley said it may be from the broadcast studio, a home, a hotel or from Black’s office in the Supreme Court building. Later it was announced the ad dress would be carried over the Co lumbia and Mutual coast-to-coast networks. There appeared to be no question that the Justice would take his sea: on the bench Monday when the court resumes after its summer re cess. Senator Reynolds - Gaselnitateigh Junior Senator and Secretary Are in Carolina Court Of Appeals This Week. A case of interest in the Supreme Court in Raleigh this week is that brough-, by former Representative A. T. Grant, of Mocksville, and his football playing John B. Grant ap peared in the celebrated case of Dallas C. Kirby against Our Bob Reynolds, junior senator, his sec retary, Wesley E. McDonald, and the Home Owners Loan corpora tion. Kirby wrote many communica tions on the circumstances which led to the suit. He sues our Bob and McDonald for $6,653.35 which he alleges they caused him to lose by “wantonly’ wilfully, maliciosuly and unlawfully conspiring, combin ing, confederating and agreeing, for the purpose of injuring this plaintiff, and which did injure him to his great damage, corruptly, wantonly, wilfully, maliciously and unlawfully using the influence and prestige of his office as United States senator to persuade certain officials of the Home Owners Loan corporation,’ also to injure thi3 plaintiff. It was set out in the complaint that the plaintiff drew a salary of $3,600 for his services. He lost hi3 position. It is alleged that the statement that Wesley McDonald is a native Virginian and that ne had voted in North Carolina despite his Virginia citizenship. These de fendants, Kirby says, “did force this plaintiff, against his will and under threats of discharge upon his failure to do so, to resign his position as traveling attorney, and thereby depriving him of his posi tion and his attendant salary, thereby denying him the right in earn a livelihood and to support and maintain his family as in law and in right he was under obligation to do.” The defendant demurred to the complaint when the case came be fore Judge Felix Alley on the ground that it does not state a cause of action in that the plaintiff holds that he resigned htis place with the HOLC and that he was not discharged. Te complaint does not set forth this term. Judge Alley did not permit the demurrer and the senator and his secretary appealed. Old Hickory Head Greenville, S. €., Sept. 30.—f/P>— Irwin Monk of Asheville, N. C., was elected president of the Old Hick ory (30th) division at the closing session of the convention today. THE WEATHER North Carolina: Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday. Occasional rains. Chinese Guns Bring Down Raider The plume of smoke and the plane that hurtles earthward out of control mark the spectacular end of a Japanese bomber in a raid over the Chapei section of Shanghai. With two other planes it flew above the city in formation through a hail of anti aircraft shells. Suddenly it burst apart and fell meteor-like toward the ground near the Markham road of the International Settlement. League May Ojieu French , . Border to Aid Loyalists Geneva, Sept. 30.—CW—A League of Nations sub-committee was un derstood today to have reached a fateful decision to allow II Duce with altering his policy or with drawing his foreign volunteers from the Spanish civil war or see ing the French frontier thrown op en to arms and men for the Spanish Valencia government. A delegate who left the session of the committee said a resolution had been offered on the Spanish civil conflict and that this agree ment had been reached. He reported that the draft of the Asheboro School Students Receive State Fair Passes Ickes Plans Way For Santee Work Says Funds Will Be Made Available if Supreme Court Favors PWA. Washington, Sept. 30.—4/P)— Secretary Ickes said today addi tional funds can be made available for the $37,500,000 Sancee-Cooper power project in South Carolina if the development receives a favor able decision in the Supreme Court. Commenting at a press confer ence on President Roosevelt’s statement on the future of the P WA, Ickes said he felt certain means could found to .provide funds for large power projects such as in South Carolina. The secretary said he doubted whether PWA reserve funds would be large enough to take care of those projects but some probably could be made available from the annual' $500,000,000 Public Works appropriation or by special appro priation. Santee-Cooper has received $5, 000,000 from the PWA so far and an estimated $31,500,000 more will be needed to complete the project. Dunn, Sept. 30.—Miss Lillie Da vis, county welfare officer, stepped into the cotton picking situation in Harnett county today, warning striking cotton pickers that they must either work or starve, and that the welfare department will | not oger them aid. Darlington, England, Sept. SO - LTI—The Rev. R. Anderson Jardine, the "poor man’s parson” who mar ried the Duke and Duchess of Win dsor, said good-bbye to his former parishioners at St. Paul’s church last night. resolution does not refer to the "foreign aggression” which Spain had charged against Italy but ra ther to “foreign intervention.” The resolution was said to declare if the withdrawal of foreign com batants is not made effective within one month the signatories of the non-intervention agreement “are invited to envisage” a return to a policy based on international law. This was envisaged by the com mittee .members to mean complete abandonment of the entire non-in tervention policy enabling the Span ish government to obtain w'ar ma terials wherever it wished. School Superintendent To Distribute Tickets; 1,400 Available. Superintendent Reginald Turner of Asheboro schools announced to day that he had received free tick ets to the North Carolina State fair to be held in Raleigh October 12 16 for distribution to all of Ashe boro’s 1400 children in the public schools. He will distribute the tic kets next week. On each complimentary ticket is a personal invitation from Gover nor Hoey for all of the state’s j school children to attend the fair on Friday, October 15, the day set aside especially for Tar Heel youn gsters. There are no strings at tached to the offer, and the young sters may attend the fair with or out their teachers. Governor Hoey has joined Dr. J. C. Dorton of Shelby, manager of the state exposition, in expressing the urgent hope that as many chil dren as possible take advantage of the free visit to their fair “No fair is complete unless chil dren have an opportunity to see the exhibits and enjoy the entertain ment features,” decalfed Manager Dorton. “For that reason we are making it possible for every boy and girl in North Carolina to be special guests at the fair. Wo want to see the midway full of youngsters on Friday of fair week.” In addition to the imposing ar ray of agricultural exhibits, the children will find much to entertain them. The gigantic World of Mirth, with 22 high class shows and 18 novelty rides, will be on the .mid way. Fifteen thrilling hippodrome acts will be presented in the grand stand arena in the afternoon and night, and each evening “The Re vue of Tomorrow,” sparkling mu sical comedy, will give a colorful program, topped by a brilliant dis play of fireworks. Japs Send Stiff Note To Hull; No Promise To Quit Calls Bombing of China's Caiptal Necessary; U. S. Not Surprised. Britain Gets Reply Washington Will Not Move Envoys When Warned By Tokyo. Tokyo, Sept. 30.—t.P)—The Japa nese government today answered a firm American protest against the "unwarranted” bombing of Nanking with the declaration the air raids to destroy the base of re sistance at the Chinese capital were necessary. The short Japanese reply, to the United States’ note of September 22 was presented to Ambassador Joseph Grew and forwarded to the state department in Washington. The foreign office said identical copies had been presented to tiie British and French representatives. Washington, Sept. 30.—UP)—Of ficial circles today received with out surprise the Japanese reply to Secretary Hull’s protest of bomb ing of Chinese non-combatants. Although no formal comment was forthcoming immediately some dis appointment was known to be felt over the lack of any specific prom ise by Japan to halt such air raids. There was a disposition in some quarters to regard the issue as closed for the moment. Even so, it was understood the United States had no intention of “cooperating” with Japan’s .mili tary to the extent of moving diplo mats in China every time the Jap anese warn that foreigners risk grave personal danger unless they seek safety elsewhere. Expecting Many At Fair Tonight Excellent Exhibits; Cattle Show Reveals Progress In '• u‘ Pure Bred Stock. Flowers, fruits, grains, furniture, potatoes, tomatoes, canned goods, livestock, show folks, intermingle with the pumpkins and pigs at the Randolph county fair this year. The crowds have been a bit shy so far, but with “big pay-day” today, the tune will probably change tonight. Most of the people have been county people who were interested in what their friends and neigh bors had on display and they have plenty. The exhibits are good and the midway is better than it has ever been. The free acts are ex cellent and it is a real good fair. E. S. Millsaps is most enthus iastic about the cattle display. The Guernsey exhibit is most gratify ing and gives a true picture of the wonderful progress .made by Ran dolph farmers in pure bred cattle. This fact has caused considerable comment and many a neighbor has greeted neighbor down about the cattle exhibit. A popular place, too, in the main exhibit hall is the booth of the Daily Courier where Bill Newby, circulation manager, holds forth. Having allowed a loud speaker equiptment company that is ser vicing the fair, to put the loud speaker in the booth yesterday, Mr. Newby proceeded to read The Courier almost cover to cover news and calling attention to advertise ments—and they listened to the news flashes. This news service gives the latest news bulletin from the Associated Press service, which this newspaper has recently in stalled over a special leased wire from Charlotte, the main branch of fice of this world news service for the state of North Carolina. He is then advising the people “for fur ther details to read their own home daily newspaper,” and he gives a copy to all who want them. The Bingo stand is popular as ever and the announcer is clever— quite—getting by with personal comments about his crowds that fall just short of being too personal and he quickly changes the sub ject to cards, ocrn and Bingo prizes which are alluring. And, the free acts and fireworks —but they are all there. Go to the fair. Dr. Lambert Better Mrs. W. L. Lambert and Miss Ju lia Ross Lambert plan to spend the coming week-end with Dr. Lambert who has been in Asheville for the summer. The many friends of Dr. Lambert will be pleased to know that he is improving satisfactorily and planning to come home at an early date. Denver, eSpt. 30.—(.lb—Ameri can Federation of Labor Building Trades leaders predicted today they would settle their back-stage feud before it developed into a serious split. Japan a ccuses Soviet Of Directing Chinese Warfare by Telephone i Veteran Rider Follows Chase Binoculars hanging over his shoulder and carrying an um brella, portly F. Ambrose Clark, who as young 'Brosc Clark was once one of the most daring and skillful of the amateur steeple chase riders, was photographed above attending an eastern steeplechase. Known in Eng land as a riding companion-of . the Duke of Windsor when the duke was Prince of Wales, Clark inherited a fortune built from the family’s Singer Sew ing Machine interests. Jap Boycott London, Sept. 30.—-OF)—The British Labor party, avowedly in dignant at Japan’s bombing of Chi nese civilians turned today to de mand an emergency’ session as the first step towards a world wide boycott on Japanese goods. -- j Baltimore Fire Baltimore, Sept. 30.—l.P)— The third largest fire in Baltimore’s history destroyed Carline, the city’s largest amusement park to day’ injuring two firemen and caus ing $250,000 in damage. 6th District Highway Staff Discuss Road Improvements News Broadcast ' Interests Crowd; — Daily Courier Gives New* Flashes at Fair Grounds; | Many People Interested. The Daily Courier and sound sys- I tem service of Washington, D. C., are cooperating in bringing you the news on the fair ground throughout the day. The sound system service has been authorized by C. M. Hay worth, secretary of the fair to han dle commercial announcements of the local merchants, ‘‘hear as well as see" is the S. S. S. sogan. The personnel of sound system is Dick Wagoner, owner and engi neer, and the famed Burney who has had four years in cofhmercial broadcasting. The sound truck will be located at various points in Asheboro throughout the week with j Harry Fischer (the world’s great-j est clown). Fireworks display! nightly under the personal direc- j tion of Johnny OTricko. You are cordially invited to drop I by our booth and see our circula- I tion manages “Bill Newby”, who is a former radio announcer, and “the Voice of The Courier.” Last right many Randolph peo ple were interviewed, over the mi crophone. as they strolled through the exhibit hall, by Burney—the Voice of Sound System Service, ably assisted by The Courier’s cir culation .manager, Mr. Newby. Come in to see us. We’ll be ex pecting you! London, Sept. 30.—(,T)—The En deavour rode serenly today in home waters after a dramatic 17 day voy age under sail across the Atlantic. Claims Marshall In Siberia Has Charge Of Army Chinese Communists Join National Army in Great Northern Movement. Have 200,000 Troops Halt Jap Drive; Every Known War Weapon Used By Invaders. Shanghai, Sept. 30.—(.P)—200, 000 more Chinese communistic troops v/ere ordered to the north China front today to end the re lentless advance of the Japanese army as the Chinese outside Shan ghai continued to hold their posi tions and showed no signs of wea kening. Communistic forces in Kiaitysi were mustered to join the National troops—their old enemies— as the Chinese advanced through east Ho peh, almost to the border of Shan ghai which as seen only light in frequent attacks from the Japa nese armies. With the offensive in central | and north China being pushed vig- I orously, Japanese sources declared their information indicated that the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Russian Siberian force was advanc ing the Chinese army. The Japanese “Big push” against the Chinese defensive line north west of Shanghai was fought to a standstill. Japan hurled every weapon it could muster against the Chinese but were unable to smash through. * At midday, after more than 24 hours of desperate fighting,' a Jap- ■ anese ' prkesman admitted .only mi nor gams had been made. He claimed slight advances at further points, near Kiangwan, liad made possible another general offensive. Sfeti The Domer (Japanese) news ag ency, reported from Nanking the Russian marshall was directing the Chinese resistance by telephone from his Siberian headquarters. The dispatch declared the roads across the province of Sinkiang was choked with trucks bringing munitions and further military sup plies info China from Soviet Rus sia. The Soviet ambassador, mean while, raced aboard a special plane to Moscow for a conference which observers said will have a vital bearing on Russia’s future course in the undeclared Sino-Japanese war. He was expected to reach Moscow today. All Bl anches of Service Rep resented; Advance Effi ciency Plans. Technical details pertaining’ to future plans including repairing and resurfacing highways, pros pects for new highways were dis cussed at a meeting of engineers and others connected with the 6th district of the state highway de partment here yesterday. The per sonnel of the division were guests of D. B. McCrary, division chair man at a luncheon meeting in the Ashlyn hotel. The meeting was designated as a “pep” gathering where ail mem bers of thes staff were given an opportunity of expressing sugges tions foe increasing the efficiency of the department. At the conclusion of the lunch eon the staff adjourned to the divis ion headquarters in the new Cran ford building where details pertain-* ing to future work were thorough-' IV discussed. Those present included D. B. Mc Crary, commissioner; Lewis E. Whitfield, district engineer and his assistant, W P. Foushee; J. H. Al ford, district mechanic; W. S. Hol lingsworth,, Lexington; W. T. Smith, Dunn; S. P. Swartingen. Asheboro; G. A. Brinkley of the mechanical department; Kyle Mat thews, prison department; Guy Moore, bridge department; W. T, Hall of the road, oil and sign de partment. Others included J. W. Spruill, en gineer first district; Roy Mc Keithan, L. M. Powell; J. B. Koonce, S. S. Underwood, E. E. War, f. J. McKim, Fred Ever hart and E. O. Russell. Washington, Sept. 30.—CP)—Sec retary Hull smilingly disclaimed today any aspiratioi ocratic Presidential 1940.